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Pension and OPEB (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost | The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs relating to all qualified and nonqualified pension and OPEB plans on an aggregate basis for PSEG, excluding Servco.
|  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  | Millions |
| Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service Cost | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |
| Interest Cost | 51 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 29 |  |
| Expected Return on Plan Assets | (99 | ) |  | (99 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (197 | ) |  | (197 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (15 | ) |
| Amortization of Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Prior Service Cost (Credit) | (4 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (7 | ) |
| Actuarial Loss | 25 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 20 |  |
| Total Benefit Costs | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |
Schedule Of Pension And OPEB Costs | Pension and OPEB costs for PSE&G, Power and PSEG’s other subsidiaries, excluding Servco, are detailed as follows:
|  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |  | Pension Benefits |  | OPEB |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  | June 30, |  | June 30, |  | June 30, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  | Millions |
| PSE&G | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |
| Power | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 11 |  |
| Other | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |
| Total Benefit Costs | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |

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